Telepresence based on remote real time control of a robot with brain waves

The term brain computer interface (BCI) is used to denote a direct communication pathway between the brain and an external device. In this poster we propose a BCI based on Steady State Visual Evoked Potentials (SSVEP). This BCI system attains the maximum theoretical transfer rates and an empirical transfer rate that surpass largely all the systems based on movement imagination. As additional features, the system false positive rate is negligible and with a minimal attention of the subject. This means that the subject can follow a conversation or divide visual attention without compromising the control of the external device. Expected to work for several classes, current version allow sending 4 different commands. Using this system we perform a telepresence experiment where one subject at our lab explored another lab several miles away by controlling in real time a robot through Internet.